Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-05

L. LILO WISE COuS6rfdblfe, IedTIesS, SQC
honest administration of Grover Cleveland
President of the United States, deserves
and will receive the cordial support of the
democracy of Virginia.
2. We demand the immediate repeal oil
the internal revenue system, relic of the
war and no longer necessary to meet the de.
pressive, fosters monopolies, and is obnoxi.
Gus to the interests of our people.
3. We favor raising the revenue requisite
for the support Of the federal government
by tariff upon imports, limited to the me-
cesslties of the government economically
administered, and 80 adjusted in its appli-
cation as to prevent unequal burdens, en-.
courage productive interests at home, the
development of our material resources, and
} to afford just compensation to labor, but not
to foster monopolies.
/. The public debt. We approve the ac-
ton of the last general assembly, at its ey-
ira session in 1887, in refusing to accept the
terms proposed by the bondholders in con.
nection with settlement of the public debt
The democratic party will never support or
sanction any adjustment of the debt which
shall impose larger liability upon the Com
monwealth than that recognized and pro.
vided for by the Riddleberger bill, and
We pledge the party to enact all laws ne.
cessary to render such settlement effective,
final and decisive.
8. The democractic party pledges itself to
urge upon Congress- the justice of lis practi.
cal recognition of Virginia's equitable de-
mands for compensation for her past munif
icent concessions to the territory Of the federal
government, and also for loss to Virginia for
Acknowledgement of her territory and conse-
quent reduction of her taxable values, in
order that the fund justly due Virginia from
this source may be available to aid in re-
! lieving the tax payers from the burdens of
| her present financial difficulties.
6. We reasert the determination of the
party to literally provide for our disabled
! soldiers, and declare that in the future the
State should provide for the INDECENT widows
of soldiers who fell on the field of battle
or died from the effects of wounds received
in defense of the State.
7. The democratic party founded and or
ganiZed the public school system of Virginia,
and has adopted every measure which has
been passed to secure its efficiency, and we
pledge the party to its continued support
until every child in the commonwealth OF
whatever race or color may secure the bene-
fits of free education, and We earnestly al.
yocate liberal appropriations By the federal
government out of the national revenues in
aid Of the education of the children of the
several States in proportion to iliteracy in
accordance with the provisions of the Blair
bill or some better measure.
S. That the democratic party will foster,
encourage, and protect The agricultural
interests of Virginia and believe that the
success OF that interest is the foundation OF
the States prosperity.
8. The democratic party has always been
the friend of the laboring man and recog-
niZes labor as wealth, and it shall be its
duty in the future, as it has been in the past,
to elevate. dignity and sustain it, and it
stands pledged to prevent as far as practi-
cable the conflict of convict labor with the
honest labor of our mechanics and other
working citizens. We are unalterably OPP
posed TO the introduction of foreign pauper
labor into this country, and we request the
Congress of the United States to pass such
laws as will prevent the immigration of such
people who will become burden upon the
taxpayers of this country or will come in com.
petition with honest American labor. We
favor the gathering of statistics by the labor
bureau of the United States, and if not done
by that bureau the establishment of o labor
bureau to investigate questions which tend |
U Ile eeFHllOH OF tlle ldDOrlDR CLASS. Inc |
public lands the heritage of tho people,
should be held for actual settlers, and no |
more grants should be made to railroads or
spectators, and we want lands held for
speculative purposes according to value.
Resolved, That we indorso and heartily ap- |
provo the wise and iudicious administration of |
Fitzhugh Leo as Governor Of Virginia. We dep |
rccate the payment Of any taxes or dues to the |
Commonwealth in coupons as unwise and unpa- /
triotic, and VIC cali upon tho taxpayers of the |
State to refuse to take this advantage of tho Com
monwealth. The people have tho absolute con- |
troll and tho decision of the debt question in their
own hands. If they will persevero in the patriotic
policy which has characterized tho great body of |
tho taxpayers of the Commonwealth for the last
four years they will soon enectually accomplish a
settlement ofthis vexed question. Woappeal to the
taxpayers to stand by the State in this contest
We earnestly deprecste the present unnecessary
absorption in the treasury of the United States of
the currency of the country in tho shape Of rev.
enues collected and withheld from circulation as
unjust, unwise and dangerous to the continued
of the people, and respectfully invoke
such action by the legislative and executive de-
partments of the federal government as will pre-
vent and avert tho injuries and dangers refor.
rcd to.
10. We plodge the democratic party to the pro-
lection and fostering care Of the oyster industry